Last Updated on Saturday, 28 March 2015 20:23
Written by John Young (Marine Correspondent)

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All 22 crew members of the bulk carrier Goodfaith, 27,308dwt, were rescued after the ship went aground on the island of Andros, in the Aegean, in the early hours of Feb 11 while bound from Eleusis to the Ukraine.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 March 2015 19:38
Written by John Young (Marine Correspondent)

The world’s biggest cylindrical floating production, storage and offloading vessel Goliat FPSO was due to arrive at Hammerfest, Norway, early this month at the end of a voyage from South Korea on the world’s largest semi-submersible heavy lift ship.

Weighing 64,000 tons, the FPSO was built by Hyundai Heavy Industries at its Ulsan shipyard for Eni Norge, of Norway, and was then loaded onto the Dockwise Vanguard, 91,784gt, of Dockwise Ltd, Breda, for the 60-day voyage around the Cape of Good Hope.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 04 March 2015 23:35
Written by John Young (Marine Correspondent)

What was the world’s largest container ship, the CSCL Globe, of 19,100 teu, made her maiden call at Felixstowe on Jan 7. The ship is operated by China Shipping Container Line on its AEX1 (Asia Europe Express) service and Felixstowe is its first port of call in Europe.